Hey gentlemen, been mia for a few days enjoying the scenery, local wares and reaching back 50 years in memories over here. For those who don't know I was born here in Uruguay, parents moved here in 1968 when I was 8 years old and this is the first time I've been able to go back due to many reasons, life got in the way (and an ex mainly $%#!).
One of the few concerns I had about grabbing a place here was the GF doesn't speak Spanish but after the first week she's asking for me to list the house back home and just stay
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Incredible country and people, they've welcomed me back like I left yesterday. Spanish was slightly rusty but came right back as if I hadn't left here. Being treated as a local everywhere we go. Found the house I lived in when I was a kid in Montevideo, the boys living there now welcomed us with open arms, allowed me to take pics & videos, smoked a couple with me and we exchanged contact info.
We've moved to Punta Del Este for the last couple of days which is like the French Riviera of South America, absolutely stunning place, expensive but I came prepared
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Tomorrow we're headed to find my grandfather's place where he spent the last few years of his life and see if we can find my aunt's old place which is just outside of the city.
Thursday we go back to Montevideo for the last few days and got here just in time for Carnival which is one of if not the largest and most elaborate Carnival's anywhere. It's been an incredible trip so far, very emotional at times but having more fun than a barrel of monkeys as they say
Thanks for keeping the thread going!
@The Dawg very nice haul, wow! Makes me miss my ladies
@numberfour you're making me look bad with your skills dude - thanks and great job on that one again! ;(
@Gquebed, the odd one will start but probably a week before you could collect any significant amount of viable pollen, I'd let it go for at least a week but once you see some opening turn off the fans if there's any concerns about flying pollen
Cheers and a few more pics from our travels
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